Tag: Urban Planning - Page 6
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Medellin to Build Massive 46-Miles Urban Park Surrounding the City
The city's new mayor has announced an ambitious project to build a park aimed at providing new public spaces and controlling sprawl.
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What would it mean If Micro-cars Ruled the Roads?
Micro-cars could reinvent city streets while reducing the cost of transportation infrastructure. They take up less space, and get pretty good gas mileage. Maybe it’s time to rethink the size of car for the good of the environment and cities.
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How Biophilia Can Improve Our Lives - Part IV
Biophilia is the Therapy of the Future
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Listen to David Owen, Amy O'Leary and Lloyd Alter Discuss Urban Density on NPR
Worldwide, more people are moving to cities than ever before...but can our cities handle the load?
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The Not So Green Metropolis: More Proof that Density Isn't Everything
What happens to the arguments in the Green Metropolis and the Triumph of the City when Los Angeles turns out to be denser than New York?
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Experts Warn Urban Expansion Puts Humanity at Risk
With 7 billion people on the planet, things have already begun to feel a bit hot and crowded, particularly in swelling urban centers -- but researchers warn that we've ain't seen nothing yet.
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NYC Invites Businesses to Replace Parking with Outdoor Seating
A new initiative invites business owners in New York City to convert the space in front of their stores into seating areas.
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Low Tech Magazine on How To Heat And Cool Cities Without Fossil Fuels
Kris De Decker explains passive solar design for cities, in what may be the most important urban design post of the year
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A NYC Coffee Shop Transforms its Parking Spaces into Outdoor Seating
A coffee shop in SoHo turned its sidewalk space and two parking spots into a outdoor seating section for the summer.
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Award-Winning German Development Aims To Be 'The World's Most Sustainable Neighborhood'
Energy efficient, pedestrian friendly, conveniently located, and full of green innovations, the eco-city Arkadien Winnenden makes a pretty good case for the title.
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Sprawl is What Happens in Vegas (Time-Lapse Video)
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? See if you agree.
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If Parents Want Kids to Bike to School, Why Are So Few Doing It?
A new survey in Australia shows less than 1 in 10 kids biking to school, despite a majority of parents who think it would be a good idea.
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Urban River Restoration Transforms Singapore Park
One of Singapore's most popular parks has been transformed into a dynamic natural ecosystem with the restoration of a previously channelized river, creating new recreation opportunities while protecting the city from flooding.
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The DIY Art Movement Reshaping Russia's Streets
From fake street signs to citizen-issued 'tickets' for bad parking, Partizaning's participatory 'urban interventions' are encouraging people to take responsibility for making their cities better places to live.
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Photos Portray Detroit's De-Industrialization in All Its Faded and Decayed Glory
Detroit is a symbol of the impact of the de-industrialization of American cities and it has never looked so good.
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SimCity 5 Confirmed: Maxis to Make a More Socially and Environmentally Conscious Computer Game
This week's rumors of a SimCity 5 release turn out to be true. Latest version of the classic computer game will take things like CO2 levels into consideration
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Highway Median Becomes a Green Oasis in Miami
A parking lot in the middle of busy Biscayne Boulevard gets emptied of cars and filled with grass, food trucks, lounge chairs, and free yoga classes.
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Help Kickstart the "LowLine" an Underground Park in NYC
The Lower East Side of Manhattan could soon have an underground park, and the visionaries behind the idea are raising funds for a mock-up.
